Early voting continues until Aug. 7.

Photo: Diane Lee

While the application deadline for mail-in absentee ballots has already passed, anyone can still visit an early walk-in polling place with a photo ID and vote. Our political team loves the excitement of election-day voting—nothing beats the smell of paper ballots in the morning. But, even we are planning a visit to an early polling site to avoid any potential hassles that bad weather may bring.

If you were lucky enough to receive a mail-in ballot, be sure to return it as soon as possible. Mail-in ballots must be completed and returned (not postmarked!) by Aug. 9. Ballots will also be accepted at polling places on election day, as well.

Walk-in voting will be available until 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7. On Oahu, two walk-in voting locations are available:

Honolulu Hale
530 South King Street
Open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kapolei Hale
1000 Uluohia Street
Open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

More than 300 candidates are running in 91 races statewide, including governor, U.S. Senate, Congress, state Legislature, City Council and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. For the Aug. 9 primary, the state Office of Elections has designated 247 voting precincts statewide, which will be staffed by 4,537 election-day officials. There are nearly 698,000 registered voters in Hawaii.

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This is HONOLULU Magazine’s take on politics. We know our readers are smart, savvy people who vote. Of course, we’ll follow the issues, the players and the money. But we’ll also keep an eye out for the quirkier stuff: Who’s winning the yard-sign wars, campaign survival tips; and check out the food and the fashion on the campaign trail. The section is edited by HONOLULU Magazine editor Robbie Dingeman, a political junkie who has covered Hawai‘i state, county and federal politics for more than 25 years at two daily newspapers and one television newsroom.

Treena Shapirohas been covering state and county government in Hawai‘i for 15 years, primarily writing about politics and education for two daily newspapers and three wire services. She is now a producer for “Insights on PBS Hawai‘i,” a weekly public affairs program that airs Thursday evenings.More from Treena »